Active Covid-19 cases in Caraga Region down to 402
By ALEXANDER LOPEZ
BUTUAN CITY – The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Caraga Region continued to drop, with only 402 cases remaining after 19 new infections were recorded Saturday.
The Department of Health’s regional office Caraga (DOH-13) said the remaining active cases in the region represent 1 percent of the total 48,774 infections the pandemic started March last year.
The active cases have not exceeded 1,000 this month since the region ended October with 964.
“Most of the remaining active cases or 96.1 percent are asymptomatic and with mild symptoms, while 3.5 percent are with severe symptoms, and 0.3 percent are in critical conditions,” the DOH-13 said in a statement.
The agency also recorded 82 new recoveries that brought the total in the region to 46,513 while two deaths increased the fatalities to 1,859.
From November 7 to 13, the DOH-13 said 4,166 individuals in the region have undergone Covid-19 tests. Of the total, 243 or 6 percent turned out positive. (PNA)
